Bruce Kimmel’s Kritzerland: The Kids Are All Right

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Bruce Kimmel’s Kritzerland

The Kids Are All Right

Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal, North Hollywood, CA

January 12, 2015

Reviewed by Les Traub for Cabaret Scenes

0Kritz #53 Jan 2015 Flyer (1)The annual Kritzerland showcase of young talent brought to the stage a group of young people with already packed résumés and a poise that belies their years. Producer/director Bruce Kimmel has given many a young performer a start and seen them go on to great success. This batch of pre-teen and teenagers will be no exception.

Not to be accused of age discrimination, Kimmel added an octogenarian, Richard Sherman, to the mix.

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But, he’s young at heart anyway and his songs (co-written with his late brother Robert) are certainly a staple of one’s childhood. He performed their own “The Ugly Bug Ball.” Add in Kay Cole, who began as Amaryllis in The Music Man, doing a slow and sweet “You Are Love,” and you’ve got a span of generations covered.

Sami Staitman (pictured) opened the show with an exuberant “Welcome to My World.” Her sister, Sarah Staitman, followed with “Here I Am” and there was no doubt of that. Jenna Lea Rosen’s beautiful soprano graced “I Remember.” Kimmel always put together wonderful song pairings and Hadley Belle Miller did a terrific job on a pair from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: “Happiness” and “My New Philosophy” [the latter added to its Broadway revival]. Brennley Brown did a moving pairing of “I Know Things Now” and “No One Is Alone.

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” Oliviana Marie did a touching version of “Let Me Sing.” Tommy Olaes channeled Frankie Valli on “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” Sydney DeMaria had fun with “Notice Me, Horton” from Seussical the Musical.

Having a great voice is one element of putting over these songs, but understanding what you are singing and capturing all the nuances would seem to come with age.
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These kids know of what they sing and express it well.
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Les Traub

Les Traub has been covering the cabaret scene for over twenty years. He is a co-founder and President of Cabaret West and has produced cabaret shows at the Jazz Bakery, Cinegrill, Gardenia, El Portal Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse and at UCLA. He co-produced and wrote a Sammy Cahn tribute show at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. He is Chairman of the Board of Musical Theatre Guild, where he co- produced Sail Away, High Spirits, Little Mary Sunshine and Street Scene at the Alex Theatre. He has lectured on cabaret in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Connecticut. .